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Commission weighs long-term thermal energy network; staff warns of high cost and multi-year timeline
Summary
Staff updated commissioners on exploratory work toward a thermal energy network that would link municipal buildings for shared heating and cooling; they said such systems are capital intensive, could take years to plan, and would likely cost tens of millions of dollars.
City staff briefed the Climate Smart Kingston Commission on exploratory work to evaluate a thermal energy network that could share heating and cooling among municipal buildings and other large energy users.
Julie Noble and staff described a thermal-energy concept under consideration: combine municipal buildings—City Hall, the Andy Murphy Center, fire stations, DPW, and other large loads—and exchange excess heat and cooling between them, supplemented by geothermal or other…
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